Essays, Criticism, Memoirs
ON FREEDOM: FOUR SONGS OF CARE AND CONSTRAINT
Written by Nelson, Maggie
Named a Most Anticipated/Best Book of the Month by: NPR * USA Today * Time * Washington Post * Vulture * Women's Wear Daily * Bustle * LitHub * The Millions * Vogue * Nylon * Shondaland * Chicago Review of Books * The Guardian * Los Angeles Times * Kirkus * Publishers Weekly So often dep
VISIBLE UNSEEN: ESSAYS
Written by Chapela, Andrea
Andrea Chapela, one of Granta's Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists of 2021, breaks down literary and scientific conventions in this prize-winning collection of experimental essays exploring the properties and poetics of glass, mirrors, and light as a means of understanding the self.
CRITICAL PRACTICE
Written by Belsey, Catherine
What is poststructuralist theory, and what difference does it make to literary criticism? Where do we find the meaning of the text: in the author's head? in the reader's? Or do we, instead, make meaning in the practice of reading itself? If so, what part do our own values play in the process of interpretation? And what is the role of the text?
PHILOSOPHY OF LITERARY FORM
Written by Burke, Kenneth
From the ForewordThese pieces are selections from work done in the Thirties, a decade so changeable that I at first thought of assembling them under the title, "While Everything Flows." Their primary interest is in speculation on the nature of linguistic, or symbolic, or literary action--and in a search for more precise ways of locating or defining such action.
MATERIAL KINSHIP READER: MATERIAL BEYOND EXTRACTION AND KINSHIP BEYOND THE NUCLEAR FAMILY
Entanglement or extractivism? Historical and contemporary writings on how we relate to the world and to each other, from Roland Barthes and Ursula K. Le Guin to Sara Ahmed and Sophie Lewis
A-Z OF JANE AUSTEN
Written by Greaney, Michael
Jane Austen's richly textured worlds have enchanted readers for centuries and this neatly organised, playful book provides Austen enthusiasts and students alike with a unique insight into the much-loved writer's way with words.
NORMAN MAILER AT 100: CONVERSATIONS, CORRELATIONS, CONFRONTATIONS
Written by Begiebing, Robert J
Norman Mailer at 100 celebrates the author's centenary in 2023 and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of his bestselling debut novel, The Naked and the Dead, by illustrating how Mailer remains a provocative presence in American letters. Novelist and Mailer scholar Robert J.
DICTEE (SECOND EDITION, REISSUE, RESTORED)
Written by Cha, Theresa Hak Kyung
Newly restored, this version of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's masterpiece honors the author's original intentions and vision for the book. Originally published in 1982, Dictee is a classic of modern Asian American literature. Dictee is the best-known work of the multidisciplinary Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS: FROM BASILISKS TO UNICORNS
Written by O'Malley, Tam
What is the difference between a ghost and a ghoul? How do you tell a good Jinn from a bad one? Where would you find a chimera or a manticore? What did Herodotus have to say about werewolves? In this enchanting little book, television producer and mythozoologist Tam OMalley explores the rich world of mythological animals, from banshees to harpies, griffins to vampires.
KEEPING FAMILY SECRETS: SHAME AND SILENCE IN MEMOIRS FROM THE 1950S
Written by Nelson, Margaret K
From teen pregnancy and gay sexuality to Communism and disability, the startling secrets that families kept during the Cold War era All families have secrets but the facts requiring secrecy change with time.
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